Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27
WHOLESALE SWlNOiiNC.
How DIR. II. 4. George Conducted Bu.ins.
In Nsnia-AiIsgeds swindiing Of "A " lido v
Dat of u Large sum

How DIR. II. 4. George Conducted Bu.in-.
In Nenin-AiIsGed Sw indiinv of IA W lido v
Dat of Large sum.
A few days ago the REPUBLIC contained
an account of the financial embarrassment
of Dr. II. c. George. formerly Of this city,
but now of Finday. The doctors embar.
rassment was more than merely financial.
aS he was arrested for obtaining money
under false pretenseS. Ii the following,
from the NeBia GhzsttC. is true. and there
is no reason Ia doubt il, Dr. George ought
| to have been placed behind the bars some
I time ago for Swindling:
Some few years ago Joshua Russell. of
this city. died and left his wife. Mrs. Ruth
A. possessed of Hfty acres of land in her
own right. in Beavercreek township. and Il
I life inter, 81 in another fifty acres besides a
good house and lot on west Main street and
other property. 4 year or 81 later Mrs
Russell! married and became Mrs. }. q.
Michael. Afterwards, DIR. Horace {.
George of Springfield. came here and or
ganzed bogus medicine company. called
the L. s. Herb Medicine company. lie
invegled Mrs. Michael into taking stock in
the concern to the extent of $4,000, that
being one third of the capital stock. for
which she paid him in notes, mortgages and
money. the sum of 5000. representing
tha. it was bigger thing than Iron Mount
ain stock. and would yield her par value III
short time.
Messrs. David l.. Srahr Newton IIar-
per and John Butts We're also made in
corp0ratOrs and given or induced to buy
stock.
In a short time the notes and mortgages
that Mrs. Michael had given Dr. George
turned up in other hand :. and about this
time the false ard fraudulent nature of the
concern became known and Mrs. Michael
and. perhaps. Others left to meet the conse-
quenceS Ii took about everything that
Mrs. Michael possessed.
In connection with the above the Gazette
publishes communication from ''Ob-
server" in which. after a recital of the
swinding of Mrs. Michael. the following
spicy remarks are made:
After having completed his work and car
ried ont his nefarlouS intentions, he CAUSED
the business 10 be- closed or busted up. and
with the spoil. fled TO shelter in the city of
Springfield ii up. As any one un-
il. would suppose As | think
his brother did the company at Dayton. At
any rate. after blowing his institution for
four years and procaiming his discoveries
the best. the grandest, the cheapest and the
most safe and effective which. from what |
they both said. another brother was the !
diScoverer of the remedies they use. if there |
was ever any discovery about them. made |
an assignment last December. and the re-
mains OF that wonderful institution is a
college. OF which he is its honored pre>i- /
dent. | believe there is still another brother /
-four in all-all sons of an eminent divine. |
and | would not be surprised if they are .
not presidents too.
III. {. George the is not worthy of the .
name of doctor if l know anything about .
went to Findlay some time last .
spring and re-organized his company. As he
loves 10 call it.
After time he succeeded in getting a
number of good men into it. from one of
whom he scooped in about 800. the in
tentions being to carry On the business Of
The company. and had il not been for
'ouple of little mistakes made. he might
nave succeeded much better. but as ii hap
Dened. his desire TO get money on easy
erms became So strong. that his actions
we're rather precipitate and the larger game
vas lost. lost. forever lost. | have great
-easons for believing.